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Benjamin Alard
ORGAN - Händel, Blow, Purcell, Scarlatti, J.S. Bach - Marktkirche (Händel-Festspiele)
Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen
Pfarrbereich Halle
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HÄNDEL FESTSPIELE HALLE 2025
ORGAN RECITAL / ORGELKONZERT
Friday, June 13, 2025 at 17:00
Venue: Marktkirche - 06108 Halle (Saale, Germany)
Organizer: Stiftung Händel-Haus Halle
Programme
Georg Friederich Händel: Jesu meine Freude HWV 480
John Blow: Voluntary C-dur
Henry Purcell: Voluntary G-dur
John Blow: Morlake ground
Georg Friederich Händel: Air B-dur HWV 469; Konzert für Orgel Op. 6 Nr. 4 HWV 292; A Voluntary or a Flight of Angels HWV 600
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonate C-dur K. 287; Sonate G-dur K. 328
Johann Sebastian Bach : Canzona BWV 588; Toccata d-moll BWV 913a; « Jesu meine Freude » BWV 713
Benjamin Alard, Reichel organ
During his visit to Halle, French organist Benjamin Alard fell in love with the Reichel organ in the Marktkirche, which the young Handel had already played. He has compiled a program especially for this instrument, using the hymn "Jesu meine Freude" as a framework for Baroque devotion and contemplation, but also leaving room for virtuosity, as in Handel's Organ Concerto, Op. 6 No. 4, and sonatas by D. Scarlatti.
Discography J.S. Bach - Complete works for keyboard in progress - available at harmonia mundi: https://www.benjaminalard.net/discographie/
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Stéphane
April 29th 2025
Magnifique récital monographique sur un très bel instrument qui est une découverte ! Bravo et merci !
Provins, France@Priory Church of Saint-Ayoul at Provins
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Benjamin Alard Biography
BENJAMIN ALARD . Harpsichord, Organ, Clavicord
Benjamin Alard’s principal passion has always been the music of J.S. Bach and it was for his interpretation of this great composer that he was awarded first prize in the 2004 International Harpsichord Competition in Bruges.
While still quite young he began studying music in his hometown in Dieppe, France. He was soon drawn to the organ and entered the Conservatory of Rouen where he studied with Louis Thiry and François Ménissier.
He was first introduced to the harpsichord by Elizabeth Joyé, with whom he studied in Paris before going on, in 2003, to the Schola Cantorum in Basel to work with Jörg-Andreas Bôtticher, Jean-Claude Zehnder and Andrea Marcon.
Since 2005 he has been organist of the Bernard-Aubertin organ in the church of Saint-Louis-en-l’Ile in Paris where each season he gives concerts about the music of Bach.
Today Benjamin Alard divides his time between performing recitals and chamber music on both the harpsichord and organ. He often performs repertoire for two harpsichords with Elisabeth Joyé, in duo with the violinist Francois Fernandez or in trio). He is regularly invited to perform as soloist in music series in Europe, Japan and North America.
Benjamin Alard has recorded for the label Hortus and has made several recordings of works by J. S. Bach for Alpha (Sonatas in trio, Clavier Übung I and II). His recordings have consistently received high praise from the press and have been awarded multiple prizes.
He will now devote himself to the complete works for harpsichord and organ solo of Johann Sebastian Bach for harmonia mundi. Two boxes, on 17, are already available. The third box will be released in March 2020.
During the season 2019-2020, Benjamin Alard will be playing in Saint-Petersburg, in Barcelona and Madrid, in Ireland, among others. And he will continue the recording of the Bach cycle for keyboards solo at harmonia mundi.
Read MoreBenjamin Alard’s principal passion has always been the music of J.S. Bach and it was for his interpretation of this great composer that he was awarded first prize in the 2004 International Harpsichord Competition in Bruges.
While still quite young he began studying music in his hometown in Dieppe, France. He was soon drawn to the organ and entered the Conservatory of Rouen where he studied with Louis Thiry and François Ménissier.
He was first introduced to the harpsichord by Elizabeth Joyé, with whom he studied in Paris before going on, in 2003, to the Schola Cantorum in Basel to work with Jörg-Andreas Bôtticher, Jean-Claude Zehnder and Andrea Marcon.
Since 2005 he has been organist of the Bernard-Aubertin organ in the church of Saint-Louis-en-l’Ile in Paris where each season he gives concerts about the music of Bach.
Today Benjamin Alard divides his time between performing recitals and chamber music on both the harpsichord and organ. He often performs repertoire for two harpsichords with Elisabeth Joyé, in duo with the violinist Francois Fernandez or in trio). He is regularly invited to perform as soloist in music series in Europe, Japan and North America.
Benjamin Alard has recorded for the label Hortus and has made several recordings of works by J. S. Bach for Alpha (Sonatas in trio, Clavier Übung I and II). His recordings have consistently received high praise from the press and have been awarded multiple prizes.
He will now devote himself to the complete works for harpsichord and organ solo of Johann Sebastian Bach for harmonia mundi. Two boxes, on 17, are already available. The third box will be released in March 2020.
During the season 2019-2020, Benjamin Alard will be playing in Saint-Petersburg, in Barcelona and Madrid, in Ireland, among others. And he will continue the recording of the Bach cycle for keyboards solo at harmonia mundi.
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